Cutting my Telescope Pier Parts Parts from 1/2-inch Plate Steel with a 4000-watt CO2 laser!

As part of my Observatory Project, I am building 4 custom telescope piers from Steel.
This shot shows the bottom flange and the top plate being cut from 1/2-inch plate steel using a 4000-watt CO2 laser! It does an amazing job with really clean edges!
You can see how the piers were designed here:
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A full report on the cutting of these parts will be posted in a few days, so stay tuned!